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Question #1

David, the biblical underdog, defeated his giant enemy with God's help. Who identified with David?

A. The Florentines and The Medici family

B. The Florentines and The Sienese

C. The Medici family and The Duke of Milan

D. The Sienese and The Duke of Milan

Question #2

Which of the following is NOT true of Donatello's David?

A. Donatello's David shows a revival of the classical interest in and respect for the body.

B. Donatello's David was the first free-standing classical nude since antiquity.

C. This sculpture is made of bronze and was made with the lost wax method, which is the same method that ancient sculptors used.

D. The sculpture is typical of its time in that it shows a sense of eroticism.

Question #3

Donatello's David shows a return to the admiration of the human body we see in ancient Greek and Roman art.

A. True

B. False